Visiting through the night.

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Impact of the 1990 contract for general practitioners on night visiting.

BACKGROUND The 1990 contract for general practitioners extended the hours of eligibility for night visiting claims by 25% and introduced financial incentives to discourage the use of deputizing services. AIM This study set out to examine the impact of these contract changes on the rate and pattern of night visiting. METHOD Family health services authority data were used to compare trends in...

Dietary inadequacies observed in homeless men visiting an emergency night shelter in Paris.

OBJECTIVE To assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of homeless men. SETTING A night emergency shelter in Paris, France. DESIGN Dietary survey (48-h) including alcohol intake and a questionnaire on age, duration of homelessness, smoking habits. Subjects were also weighed and measured. SUBJECTS Ninety-seven men aged 18-72 years (mean 43.3), of whom 54% were homeless for more ...

The Cognition of the City at Night

Human presence and accordingly establishing suitable condition for social interactions are important factors in shaping urban spaces. Caring to different aspects of improving environmental qualities especially perception aspect and ease of perception from the environment with legibility improvement is an element that was emphasized from the base of urban design. The role of time, commence of da...

Variations in GP night visiting rates: medical organisation and consumer demand.

Specially obtained data for night visiting fees show a considerable increase in the number of claims made per general practitioner and per 1000 patients. There were also considerable variations between the 116 executive councils: in 1973-4 the range was from 3-8 to 17-0 per 1000 patients. To explain these variations, their relations with the local characteristics of family practice and of the p...